(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - In Ramadan last year in August, Aurangabad-based i-Soft Solutions had announced the release of Al-Misbah Qur’an learning software.
This is for the second time we are seeing a Quran software being developed in India, as in August 2004 we had reported about Malayalam Quran Software developed by Huda Info Solutions. Developing a quality piece of software requires time and a software to help and ease learning the Quran correctly needs all the more care.
Finally on 20 December 2010 ‘Al Misbah li ma’rifatil Qur’an’, was launched in Aurangabad in the presence of Islamic scholars and Muslim personalities of India: Mujtaba Farooq (National Secretary for Community & National Affairs, Jamat e Islami Hind), Shaykh Abu Rizwan (Secretary, Soobai Jamiat Ahle Hadees, Maharashtra), Dr. Javed Mukarram (Ameer Maqami of Aurangabad city, Jamaat-e Islami Hind), Shaykh Muqeem Faizi (Joint Secretary, Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Hind), Dr. Saeed Faizi (Ameer, Soobai Jamiat Ahle Hadees, Maharashtra), Shaykh Najeed Bakkali (Maktabah As Sunnah, Mumbai), Riyaaz Farooqi (Head – Madrasa Kashiful Uloom, Jama Masjid, Aurangabad) and Molvi Farooq Wastanwi (Representative of Gulam Ahmed Wastanwi). The function was organised and conducted by Juned Ulhaq Ansari, an Energy Auditor by profession.
The software has been developed by a team of 20-30 software professionals led by Aqeel Ahmed and Mr. Mulla Mubeen. Ahmed says about 18,000 man days have gone into the development of what the team claims to be “the most beautiful Qur’an Learning Software.”
The software is suitable for users of all ages and all religions. It teaches the rules of Tajweed, has high quality audio of Qirat from the world renowned Qarees. It has Quran translations in Hindi, Urdu and English along with audio narrations of the same. Audio-Visual set of chapters to help acquaint the user with the techniques for correctly reading the words of Allah. The course contents are from basic to intermediate level and are suitable for learners of all ages.
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